Hunger Games Viral Sends A Message From President Snow

In Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, President Coriolanus Snow (played by Donald Sutherland in the movie) has a thing for roses. Due to a poison that he drank, Snow's mouth has sores in his mouth that will never heal, and to cover the scent of blood on his breath his wears a white, perfume-enhanced rose. Today I was sent one of President Coriolanus Snow's roses.

Obviously part of a viral campaign, I returned to my apartment this evening to find a large poster tube leaning against my door. Inside was a single white rose (real, by the way) with a note from the politician. You can see an image of the rose below, as well as a transcription of Snow's note.

From all of us here in the Capitol, I would like to wish you a happy Valentine's Day and a happy Hunger Games.

I'll see you on March 23rd.

President Coriolanus Snow

In addition to being a nice little tie-in to the movie, the gift is similar to an event in which Katniss finds a rose left in her room reading, "I can find you. I can reach you. Perhaps I am watching you now." (EDIT: Turns out that there was no note, but rather an implication about what the rose meant). This note feels a bit less ominous than that - he is wishing me a Happy Valentine's Day, after all - but I will probably be occasionally looking over my shoulder for the rest of the week.